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Altair EF-200 Owner's Manual

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EF-200
DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION
E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM
OWNERS MANUAL
AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN
AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN
AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN
AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN
EQUIPOS EUROPEOS ELECTRÓNICOS, S.A.L
Avda. de la Industria, 50. 28760 TRES CANTOS-MADRID (SPAIN).
34-91-761 65 80
34-91-804 43 58
altair@altairaudio.com
www.altairaudio.com

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  • Page 1 EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM OWNERS MANUAL AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN AUDIO ELECTRONICS DESIGN EQUIPOS EUROPEOS ELECTRÓNICOS, S.A.L Avda. de la Industria, 50. 28760 TRES CANTOS-MADRID (SPAIN). 34-91-761 65 80 34-91-804 43 58 altair@altairaudio.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 1. INTRODUCTION....................................3 2. SWITCHES, CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS AND CONNECTORS....................4 FRONT PANEL ....................................4 REAR PANEL ...................................... 5 3. WORKING PRECAUTIONS................................6 4. INSTALLATION ....................................6 UNPACKING ..................................... 6 MOUNTING....................................... 6 CHANGING THE FUSE ..................................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    It is very important to read it carefully, mainly the paragraphs marked as NOTE, PRECAUTION and DANGER, for your security. Save the original packing, you can re-use it to transport the unit. NEVER SHIP THE ALTAIR EF-200 WITHOUT ITS ORIGINAL PACKING.

  • Page 4: Switches, Controls, Adjustments And Connectors

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 2. SWITCHES, CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS AND CONNECTORS These are the switches, controls, adjustments and connectors that you can find in your ALTAIR intercom master station. The description and explanation of each one will be found in the corresponding section.

  • Page 5: Rear Panel

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION LINES A AND B LINK SWITCH. EMERGENCY SWITCH (BATTERY OPERATION). SLAVE CHANNELS LINK SWITCH. POWER SWITCH. REAR PANEL MAINS CONNECTOR AND FUSEHOLDER. PA OUTPUT CONNECTOR XLR-3-32. BATTERY HOLDER. PA OUTPUT RELAY CONNECTOR JACK ¼”.

  • Page 6: Working Precautions

    It is always recommended to mount the unit in rack, either for mobile or fixed installations, for protection, safety, aesthetics, etc. The ALTAIR EF-200 is designed for standard 19" rack mounting, and takes up 1u high rack space. CHANGING THE FUSE This unit incorporates an internal, worldwide voltage operation power supply, and it is prepared to work from 90 to 264 VAC, 50-60Hz.

  • Page 7: Connecting To The Mains

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION Make sure that the fuse is the right one: 2A slow blow type - T2A CAUTION: Always make sure after changing the fuse, that it is the right one. CONNECTING TO THE MAINS The connection of the intercom master station power supply to the mains takes place by a standard cord included in the box.

  • Page 8: Unbalanced Input

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION unbalanced). The next list shows the input pins correspondence as A.E.S recommends: PROGRAM INPUT - XLR-3-31 PIN 1 PIN 2 HOT (+) COLD (-) PIN 3 The input connection depends on two factors, the first is the type of input signal balanced or unbalanced, and the second the ground configuration of the sound source (floating or ground- referenced).

  • Page 9: Balanced Input

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 2) Using single conductor shielded cable: BALANCED INPUT: PA OUTPUT CONNECTION The PA output signal is carried out through a XLR-3-32 male connector. The output is balanced, with a nominal impedance of 100 Ω. The next list shows the input pins correspondence...

  • Page 10: Unbalanced Output

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION PA OUTPUT - XLR-3-32 PIN 1 PIN 2 HOT (+) COLD (-) PIN 3 The output connection depends on two factors, the first is the type of input signal balanced or unbalanced, and the second the ground configuration of the sound destination unit (floating or ground-referenced).

  • Page 11: Balanced Input

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 2) Using single conductor shielded cable: BALANCED INPUT: PA OUTPUT RELAY CONNECTION The PA output relay connection allows to carry out a control on an external application every time the PA output is activated (connection with unidirectional transmission systems - radio stations.

  • Page 12: External Units Connection

    The next picture shows the habitual connection of an intercom system formed by four beltpacks units (two for each channel) and a master station EF-200. In the section APPLICATION EXAMPLES are shown another type of connections.

  • Page 13: Multichannel System Connection (Master-Slave)

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION MULTICHANNEL SYSTEM CONNECTION (MASTER-SLAVE) The MASTER-SLAVE connection of master stations allows to carry out multichannel systems and use an only headphone for all the intercom lines. The connection is made with an 8 pin RJ45 cable (of wide use in computer networks) without inverting (extension).
  • Page 14 E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION obtain more information consult the section — SPECIAL OPERATIONS), but it can be sent to all the intercom lines with the local program send to lines A/B switches and program input level control.

  • Page 15: Connection Of Intercom Systems With More Than 50 Beltpacks

    CONNECTION OF INTERCOM SYSTEMS WITH MORE THAN 50 BELTPACKS It is possible connect two master stations (EF-200) in installations where it is necessary work with more than 50 beltpacks (EM-201), with their lines in parallel (A with A and/or B with B), always...

  • Page 16: Headset Volume Control

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION NOTE: Headphones can be with a double or single muff. In case of using a double muff headphone, the two speakers should be wired in parallel mode. HEADSET VOLUME CONTROL The volume control allows attenuating or amplifying the signal sent to the headphones.

  • Page 17: Remote Mute All Mics And Buzzer Switches

    MIC ON/OFF/PUSH TO TALK SWITCH The EF-200 master unit is provided with two talk switches, one per intercom channel. The TALK switch allows to enable/disable the microphone, so that we are able to speak with other units connected to the same intercom channel.

  • Page 18: Sidetone Control

    The program to headphones control allows to regulate the program signal level that appears in the headsets connected to the master station unit EF-200, independently if the program sending to lines A/B switches is pressed or not. Keep in mind that if the program...

  • Page 19: Slave Channels Link Switch

    6. OPTIONS In this section we will explain the different available options for the master station EF-200 unit. PROGRAM INPUT TRANSFORMER (IT-DA) In order to improve the common mode rejection ratio and get a galvanic isolation with the previous part of the audio system, an input transformer for the program input is available.

  • Page 20: Special Operations

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 7. SPECIAL OPERATIONS In order to set-up some of the master station possibilities, the unit must be opened removing the eight screws of the unit top cover, and for the input and output transformers placement also the eight screws of the unit bottom cover, to solder the transformers.

  • Page 21: Opening The Intercom Line Terminal Impedance

    ALTAIR it is not necessary to open the terminal impedance). In order to open the intercom line terminal impedance the EF-200 provide some jumpers (JP1 for the line B and JP2 for the line A) placed at the right part of the main PCB, near the front panel looking at the unit from the front panel.

  • Page 22: Activating The Microphone Phantom Power

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION audio systems (factory set-up). This configuration can be modified to make the PA OUTPUT always enabled with the microphone sending of the HEADSET connection with an internal DIP-SWITCH (DSW1, position 2, PROGRAM OUT WITHOUT RELAY, placed at the front left corner of the main PCB of the unit).

  • Page 23: Changing The Buzzer Level

    HIGH. PROGRAM INTERRUPT WITH THE PA-MIC SWITCH CONFIGURATION The master station EF-200 can be configured to make the program input signal interrupted while the PA-MIC switch is pressed, with an internal DIP-SWITCH (DSW1, position 6, PROGRAM INT. BY PR. RELAY, placed at the front left corner of the main PCB of the unit).

  • Page 24: Program Interrupt With The Mic Switches Configuration

    ENABLED. PROGRAM INTERRUPT WITH THE MIC SWITCHES CONFIGURATION The master station EF-200 can be configured to make the program input signal will be interrupted while the channel A and/or B MIC is activated with an internal DIP-SWITCH (DSW2, positions 5 and 6, PROGRAM INTERRUPT LINE A, PROGRAM INTERRUPT LINE B, placed at the middle of the main PCB of the unit).

  • Page 25: Block Diagram And How It Works

    MIC SWITCH ENABLED. 8. BLOCK DIAGRAM AND HOW IT WORKS In the following picture is shown the master station EF-200 block diagram. The microphone input (HEADSET-2) has a DIP-SWITCH preset in order to activate the Phantom power, going through an amplifier-limiter with the gain selectable between +30 and +40 dB with an...
  • Page 26 E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION...

  • Page 27: Repair Guide

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 9. REPAIR GUIDE For service purposes, the unit must be opened removing the eight screws on the top cover. NOTE: This type of operations takes place with the unit open, for that purpose, it should be carried out by a qualified technician.

  • Page 28: Application Example

    The intercom line C intercommunicate the video production and the camera operators. The unit installed in the video production is a desk station unit ALTAIR ES-200, connected to the two lines C and D, so that the video production can speak with the backstage and vice versa. The camera intercom system is connected with the ALTAIR intercom line with the interface unit 4W2-200.

  • Page 29: Technical Specifications

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 11. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • 220 Ω AC. IMPEDANCE: • 4700 Ω DC. INTERCOM LINE • NOMINAL/MAXIMUM LEVEL: -10 dBu / +3 dBu. • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 100 Hz — 10 KHz (-3 dB).

  • Page 30: Warranty

    E-200 SERIES INTERCOM SYSTEM — EF-200 DUAL CHANNEL MASTER STATION 12. WARRANTY This unit is warranted by Equipos Europeos Electrónicos to the original user, against flaws in the manufacturing and in the materials, for a period of one year, starting from the date of sale.

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